AXIALLY-SYMMETRIC STABILITY OF A COMPLETELY FREE CIRCULAR PLATE SUBJECTED TO A NON-CONSERVATIVE EDGE LOAD

This paper presents a study on the behaviour of the vibration and stability of a two dimensional structure: i.e., a completely free circular plate subjected to non-conservative radial loading. The eigencurves and mode shapes of the circular plate are presented for various values of the non-conservativeness parameter. Some interesting conclusions concerning the behaviour of a completely free plate are drawn from the analytical investigation of the solution of the problem and from the numerical calculations as well. © 1979.